The Story of Garcia

During mods five and six right after Computer Support I had Human Geography. In this class we read "A message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubbard. This was an essay written about President McKinley trying to send a message to Garcia, a general in the middle of the Cuban Islands. This was when the Spaniards and Americans were at war fighting over Cuban independence. Rowan was a man asked to send this message to Garcia, either because he had inside information about where Garcia was or he had knack for that. Either way Rowan successfully sent Garcia the letter and returned safely. Several discussions were talked about this throughout the reading. During this time, Mr. Schick accidentally kicked his stool across the room, and then started talking to it. The point Elbert Hubbard was trying to get across was that humans seem to do the bare minimum that they can do and ask lots of questions. Also, that we rely too much on others to do our own duties and to not go beyond the limit. Rowan in the story was a man that is the perfect role model because he did not ask questions, disobey and order, or take his time with it.